Brazil's Eletronuclear says the first phase of the second campaign to move used fuel from Angra 2 to its on-site used fuel dry storage facility has been successfully completed, with 480 used fuel elements transferred.

The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant.

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited now expects the reprocessing plant and mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction at Rokkasho in Japan's Aomori Prefecture to be completed during fiscal years 2026 and 2027, respectively.

In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.
 

Westinghouse has produced the first of its nuclear fuel pellets that contain higher enrichment levels than what is currently used in commercial reactors. The Low Enriched Uranium Plus Advanced Doped Pellet Technology fuel pellets are aimed at boosting both the performance and safety of nuclear power plants.

The UK government has launched a competition for funding up to GBP70 million (USD90 million) to support the development of a commercial HALEU deconversion facility in the country.

Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne has signed a contract with France's Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the VVER-440 reactors at its Bohunice and Mochovce plants, starting from 2027.

General Atomics has manufactured the first batch of full-length SiGA silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurised water reactors. The company is developing nuclear fuel rods that can withstand higher temperatures than materials currently used. 

BWX Technologies Inc has signed a cooperation agreement with the Wyoming Energy Authority to evaluate locations for a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility in the state.